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UMG takes down Megaupload video then claims they did nothing wrong
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article published on 16 December, 2011
As supporters of SOPA and PIPA, the anti-piracy bills working their way through Congress, continue to insist they won't be used to censor the Internet, the entertainment industry seems determined to prove they intend to do just that.
The latest big target for censorship is the file locker service Megaupload. Besides being one of the most successful cloud storage services, Megaupload is ... [ read the full article ]
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16. December 2011 @ 16:58 |
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This right here exemplifies what is wrong with the current status of copyright on the net.
Not only did they kill this video with no due process, but they also ended up killing the TNT (Tech News Today) video podcast which was CLEARLY legal under fair use. This had the effect of censoring the discussion of this issue.
Protecting copyright is all fine and good, but there HAS to be oversight and due process. Without it we are no better than China.
Remember this when it comes time to vote for SOPA
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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llongtheD
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16. December 2011 @ 18:33 |
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Originally posted by ThePastor:
This right here exemplifies what is wrong with the current status of copyright on the net.
Not only did they kill this video with no due process, but they also ended up killing the TNT (Tech News Today) video podcast which was CLEARLY legal under fair use. This had the effect of censoring the discussion of this issue.
Protecting copyright is all fine and good, but there HAS to be oversight and due process. Without it we are no better than China.
Remember this when it comes time to vote for SOPA
Unfortunately, the people won't get to vote on SOPA.
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16. December 2011 @ 18:50 |
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Yeah... I think we're screwed...
At least I got a new signature out of it! :D
Oh, Im sorry... Did the middle of my sentence interrupt the beginning of yours?
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16. December 2011 @ 21:22 |
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SOPA has and always will remain a joke. They think they can wield their new found power by bullying who they can at will. All they're doing is hurting themselves in the long run. A truly epic fail for people who were supposed to look up and follow, like I said a complete joke.
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16. December 2011 @ 23:08 |
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Not a joke...a nightmare. SOPA would allow them to permanently take down megaupload simply because some people use it for piracy, nevermind the fact that people would just use other methods to pirate content if it was taken down. If UMG is so committed to preventing me from getting music, then I'll help them out by not buying any CDs.
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17. December 2011 @ 03:31 |
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It's odd that they're operating like it's already up and running, isn't it?
If your fish seems sick, put it back in the water.
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17. December 2011 @ 03:38 |
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Originally posted by llongtheD:
It's odd that they're operating like it's already up and running, isn't it?
Not really.
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17. December 2011 @ 10:45 |
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Odd? No. Enraging? Yes.
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18. December 2011 @ 14:28 |
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Originally posted by llongtheD:
It's odd that they're operating like it's already up and running, isn't it?
Yes and No, In Fact Theoretically Sopa is Operational with Operation In Our Sites but as we know recently with one Blog that was shut down for a year by them,they reinstated it but these RIAA Nazi's don't care. Youtuber Totalbiscuit(Channel TotalHalibut) has a Epic Video showing his disgust on Sopa and in actuality I think Sopa is even worse then Acta if thats even possible.
He gives two examples of how Sopa can be used to shut down businesses including Banks In The Real World, not only that but he has several articles in the Video relating to Sopa and it involves two TechDirt Articles which has a portion that I feared the most. Sopa is and will be used to shut down Legal Sites not just the Possibility of Youtube, companies like Monster want to Blacklist Costco,Ebay,Sears,Craigslist. Universal wants to blacklist one of their own websites and Rapper 50 Cent's Own Website,their not just going to use Sopa to fight us. Their Going to use it to Fight Themselves!
This Incident needs to be in the Sopa Hearings at all Costs because what Universal is doing to Mega Upload Videos and removing Videos they don't like needs to make Sopa null and void. Here is the link to the Video that I described.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwuXNv8fJM&feature=feedu
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18. December 2011 @ 21:36 |
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@tristan i watched the video yesturday.
basically if sopa passes all the government will have to do is put a pirated file on a website then bang they can shut the website down.
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18. December 2011 @ 22:54 |
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Originally posted by Tristan_2:
Originally posted by llongtheD:
It's odd that they're operating like it's already up and running, isn't it?
Yes and No, In Fact Theoretically Sopa is Operational with Operation In Our Sites but as we know recently with one Blog that was shut down for a year by them,they reinstated it but these RIAA Nazi's don't care. Youtuber Totalbiscuit(Channel TotalHalibut) has a Epic Video showing his disgust on Sopa and in actuality I think Sopa is even worse then Acta if thats even possible.
He gives two examples of how Sopa can be used to shut down businesses including Banks In The Real World, not only that but he has several articles in the Video relating to Sopa and it involves two TechDirt Articles which has a portion that I feared the most. Sopa is and will be used to shut down Legal Sites not just the Possibility of Youtube, companies like Monster want to Blacklist Costco,Ebay,Sears,Craigslist. Universal wants to blacklist one of their own websites and Rapper 50 Cent's Own Website,their not just going to use Sopa to fight us. Their Going to use it to Fight Themselves!
This Incident needs to be in the Sopa Hearings at all Costs because what Universal is doing to Mega Upload Videos and removing Videos they don't like needs to make Sopa null and void. Here is the link to the Video that I described.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhwuXNv8fJM&feature=feedu
I meant that as a rhetorical question.
Democracy is pretty much dead as it's obvious our puppet politicians were bought even before they were "elected" and installed. The corrupt figures we have in Washington, republican and democrat, merely put on a show to make us think they care. Any hearing on the matter would be merely for show considering how many millions the entertainment lobby has spent. The entertainment lobby have already been given the green light to enforce this unpassed bill, and with no limit on corporate campaign "contributions" it will only get worse.
Anyone that believes we still live in a democracy needs to have their head examined. We've lived in a plutocracy for a long time, but its laws like this that really bring it to light.
Maybe we should get Al Gore to weigh in, I mean he invented the internet didn't he? I don't think he'd want anyone messing with his baby. Yes the Al Gore statement was sarcasm.
Nice link by the way tristan.
If your fish seems sick, put it back in the water.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 18. December 2011 @ 23:35
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pmshah
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28. December 2011 @ 00:16 |
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In my opinion as per the law all the public AND private libraries providing photocopying service/facility have to be procecuted for copyright violations !!!!!
What a crock of **** !!!!
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